πPUC-GOLEM Project π | Database π | Control room π | Calendar π
π PUC-MEPhIST Project π | Database π | Control room π
π PUC-EAST Project π
π PUC-ASDEX Upgrade Project π
Research topics
| temas | tokamak | responsables | equipo* | estado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EvaluaciΓ³n de confinamiento / pΓ©rdidas y estabilidad MHD | GOLEM | T. Reinoso F. Llanqui | C. VΓ‘squez C. Angulo M. YÑñez | π‘ 50% |
| Estudio de barreras de transporte espontΓ‘neas en un tokamak circular | GOLEM | L. Sacco 1 vacante | β« 0% | |
| AnΓ‘lisis y optimizaciΓ³n de operaciΓ³n remota en un tokamak esfΓ©rico | MEPHIST-0 | M. Guaquel 1 vacante | V. SepΓΊlveda | π΄ 10% |
| Estudio de actividad MHD en un tokamak esfΓ©rico | MEPHIST-0 | D. CΓ³rdova | V. SepΓΊlveda | π΄ 10% |
| Transporte de impurezas inyectadas por LBO en L-, H-, EDA H-mode | ASDEX Upgrade | C. Angulo 1 vacante | π΄ 10% | |
| Estudio de impurezas en escenarios avanzados | EAST | V. SepΓΊlveda 2 vacantes | π΄ 20% |
Students
π΄ Luca Sacco 2026-1 Presentation | Report
π΄ Diego CΓ³rdova 2026-1 Presentation | Report
π΄ Camila Lucero 2026-TAV Presentation | 2026-1 Presentation | Report
π΄ Vicente SepΓΊlveda 2025-TAV Presentation (GOLEM) | Poster (MEPHIST) | 2026-1 Presentation | Report
π‘ Flavio Llanqui 2026-1 Report
π‘ Marcelo Guaquel 2026-1 Presentation | Report
π΅ Maximiliano LΓ³pez 2026-TAV Presentation
π΅ JoaquΓn Bonilla 2026-TAV Presentation
π’ Cori Angulo 2025-2 Presentation | Report
π’ Theo Reinoso 2024-2 Presentation | Report
π’ Catalina VΓ‘squez 2024-1 Presentation | Report
Resources
β’ Chincol AI assistant π
β’ Visual identity and templates π
β’ Github codes repositories π
β’ Discharge chronology animation (Beta++) π
β’ Recommended open source AI chat: Deepseek; also Qwen and MiniMax
β’ Recommended Python environment: Spyder
β’ Safety factor and MHD stability (CAS tutorial) π
β’ NIST database for emission lines π
References
Note: 1οΈβ£ Top priority; 2οΈβ£ Secondary priority
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Plasma Physics by Alexander Piel π
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1οΈβ£ Chapter 1: Introduction (sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.5 and 1.6)
1οΈβ£ Chapter 2: Definition of the plasma state (sections 2.1 and 2.2)
1οΈβ£2οΈβ£ Chapter 3: Single particle motions in electric and magnetic fields
2οΈβ£ Chapter 4: Stochastic processes in a plasma
2οΈβ£ Chapter 5: Fluid models (including MHD)
2οΈβ£ Chapter 6: Plasma waves (including interferometry)
2οΈβ£ Chapter 7: Plasma boundaries (including Langmuir probes)
2οΈβ£ Chapter 8: Instabilities (sections 8.1 and 8.4)
2οΈβ£ Chapter 9: Kinetic description of plasmas (sections 9.1, 9.3 and 9.4)
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Curso BΓ‘sico de FusiΓ³n Nuclear by Sociedad Nuclear EspaΓ±ola π
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1οΈβ£ CapΓtulo 1: IntroducciΓ³n a la FΓsica Nuclear de FusiΓ³n I
1οΈβ£ CapΓtulo 2: IntroducciΓ³n a la FΓsica Nuclear de FusiΓ³n II
1οΈβ£ CapΓtulo 3: FusiΓ³n por Confinamiento MagnΓ©tico
2οΈβ£ CapΓtulo 5: Retos de la FusiΓ³n Nuclear (secciones 1, 2.1, 3.1 y 4)
2οΈβ£ CapΓtulo 7: Actualidad de la FCM
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1οΈβ£2οΈβ£ Tokamaks by John Wesson π
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1οΈβ£ The Science of JET by John Wesson π
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First 3 chapters relatively brief and highly informative.
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Principles of Plasma Diagnostics by Ian Hutchinson π
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1οΈβ£ Chapter 1: General introduction to plasma diagnostics
1οΈβ£ Chapter 2: Magnetic diagnostics (Rogowski coils, flux loops)
2οΈβ£ Chapter 3: Particle fluxes (probes, Langmuir)
2οΈβ£ Chapters 5-7: Spectroscopy
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Magnetohydrodynamic Stability of Tokamaks by Hartmut Zohm π
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1οΈβ£ Chapter 1: The MHD Equations
1οΈβ£ Chapter 2: MHD Equilibria in Fusion Plasmas
2οΈβ£ Chapter 4: Current Driven Ideal MHD Modes in a Tokamak
2οΈβ£ Chapter 5: Pressure Driven Modes in a Tokamak
3οΈβ£ Chapter 6: Combined Pressure and Current Driven Modes: Edge Localized Modes
3οΈβ£ Chapter 8: Resistive MHD Stability
3οΈβ£ Chapter 9: Current Driven (classical) Tearing Modes in Tokamaks
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Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion by Francis Chen π
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2οΈβ£ Chapter 1 (fundamental plasma concepts); Chapter 10 (tokamaks – skip pinches, stellarator).
2οΈβ£ Chapter 2 (more fundamental concepts). Next chapters deal with plasma theories in detail.
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2οΈβ£ Introduction to Plasma Spectroscopy by Hans-Joachim Kunze π
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Fusion papers reading list
Legend: β Key reading
π΄ EAST π‘ ASDEX π΅ GOLEM π’ MEPHIST π HH70 π€ Theory
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Pedestal and edge physics
edge transport barriers, divertor physics, edge radial electric fields, triangularity effects, detachment
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π€π The impact of non-local fluid models on 1D impurity driven detachment in an ITER-like SOL ββββ
π€π΄π Mechanism of core confinement improvement in EAST I-mode detachment experiments with neon seeding ββββ
π€π΅π Impact of the isotope effect on divertor detachment and pedestal structure in DIII-D ββββ
π€π΅π Edge radial electric field in positive and negative triangularity plasmas in the TCV tokamak ββββ
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Impurity transport and control
impurity behavior (W, Fe, etc.), impurity effects on disruptions, impurity transport mechanisms
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βπ‘π΄π Radial impurity transport in the pedestal of ASDEX plasmas in H-mode, L-mode, and the QCE regime ββββ
βπ€π‘π΄π Radial profile analysis of line emissions from Wβ΄βΆβΊ ions at 7β8 Γ
using EUV spectrometers in EAST ββββ
π€π΄ π Simulation study of the effect of magnetic curvature drift on W transport in the edge of EAST ββββ
π€π Impact of EΓ B drift on W transport and analysis of its instantaneous response: a particle Monte Carlo simulation ββββ
βπ€π The effect of intrinsic tungsten impurity on unmitigated and mitigated major disruptions in ITER ββββ
βπ€π‘π Core impurity transport in Alcator C-Mod L-, I- and H-mode plasmas ββββ
βπ€π΄π΅π Power dependence of the density limit due to plasmaβwall interactions in a burning plasma ββββ
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Heating, current drive and MHD stability
ECRH, ICRH, NBI, NTM detection, current ramp modeling, MHD modes
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π€π’π΅π π First investigation of magnetic island-associated beta-induced AlfvΓ©n eigenmode in EXL-50U ββββ
π΄π Observation of plasma performance improvement by edge ECRH power deposition on EAST ββββ
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π€π’π΅π Investigation of neoclassical tearing mode detection by ECE radiometry in an ITER-like tokamak ββββ
π€π’π΅π A simple model of current ramp-up and ramp-down in tokamaks ββββ
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Tokamak diagnostics and data analysis
diagnostic methods, reconstruction techniques, data interpretation
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π€π΄π Fast end-to-end plasma density profile reconstruction from microwave reflectometer data on EAST ββββ
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Turbulence and transport
turbulence simulations, core-edge coupling, geometry effects on turbulence
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π€π‘π Characterization of the quasi-coherent mode in QCE in experiment and simulation (ASDEX) ββββ
βπ€π Full-device turbulence simulations with core-edge coupling ββββ
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Own
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βπ€π‘π΄ π Impurity transport response to RMPs in RF-heated H-mode plasmas at EAST ββββ
π€π΄π Extreme ultraviolet spectroscopy applied to study RMP effects on core impurity concentration in EAST ββββ